Adams County Broadside, n.d.
Issued by the Committee of Law and Order, 1 item.

Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records, 1836-1894 (M 85)
Documents relating to activities of the Adams County Board of Police, .25 cu.ft.

Adams (John Q.) Letters, 1862 (M 48)
Union soldier's letters about camp life, 13 items.

Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers, 1938-2006 (M 345)
Materials relating to her life-time of civil rights and human rights activities, 5 cu.ft.

Adickes (Sandra E.) Papers, 1964-1994 (M 322)
Diary, articles, photographs, books concerning her activities as a Freedom School teacher in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964, .10 cu.ft., 4 items.

Agnew (Samuel Andrew) Diaries, 1852-1902
Diaries of farmer, teacher, minister in North Mississippi, 46 vols.

Ainsworth (Garrett Smith) Papers, 1860-1863 (M 194)
Diaries, correspondence, miscellaneous items documenting Smith's service in Co. A, 15th Illinois Volunteer Regiment, .25 cu.ft.

Ainsworth (Wiley) World War I Letters, 1918-1919 (M426)
Copies of letters written soldier in 28th Division, 112th Infantry and photographs of Company headquarters in France, .25 cu.ft.

Allen (Creighton) Musical Scores, 20th century
Twelve musical scores by composer and concert pianist born in Macon, Mississippi, .50 cu.ft.

American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Regional Office, Records, 1964-1970 (M 32)
Legal briefs and transcripts of civil liberties cases handled by the Southern Regional Office of the ACLU, 1 cu.ft.

American Tung Oil Institute Records, 1939-1971
Correspondence, research notes, reports, newsletters, and journal articles, 32 cu.ft.

Anderson (Joseph Reid) Letter, 1872 (M 240)
Letter from Anderson, president of Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia to New York firm of Niel, Davidson & Co., relating to payment of bill, 1 item.

Armistead (John G.) Collection, 1994-1996
Manuscripts of novels and related papers by this Mississippi author, 1.55 cu.ft.

Assaf (Woodrow “Woodie”) Papers, 1931-1999
Materials that document the life and career of radio and television personality, Woodie Assaf, .9 cu. ft.

Austin (O.V.) Papers, 1921-1938 (M 309)
Letters, photographs, and other materials reflecting his personal life as well as his association with Mississippi Normal College, 29 items.

Autry (Ewart A.) Typescript, 1964 (M 119)
Typescript of works by this Mississippi author, .50 cu.ft.

B Index

Bailey (Nelson H.) Letters, 1862 (M 75)
Letters about his Civil War experiences from Virginia and Delaware, 5 items.

Balfour (Jeff) Collection, 1950s-1990s
Photographs, slides, postcards, and memoirs of Mississippi, 1.35 cu.ft.

Barber (Frank D.) Collection, 1952-1962
Scrapbook of his campaign for State Senator, materials concerning USM acquiring university status, issues of USM humor magazine Southern Exposure, .25 cu.ft.

Barrett (S.H.) Letter, 1894
Letter from Meridian, Mississippi, requesting supply of stationery, 1 item.

Barthe (Richmond) Collection, 1927-1980 (M 118)
Research collection about the life and works of Mississippi's most famous African American sculptor, 2.35 cu.ft.

Bass (Freddie Lynn) Collection, 1980 (M 190)
Original drawings and text for booklet Common Herbs in Colonial Gardens, 1 vol.

Bateman (James A.) Papers, 1974-1992
Materials generated by Mississippi-born poet and co-author of Cotton Candy & Turnip Greens, 3.25 cu.ft.

Batson Family Deeds, 1841-1908 (M 139)
Photocopies of deeds for land now in Stone County, Mississippi, 10 items.

Baylis (John) Homestead Certificate, 1884
Homestead certificate issued to Baylis, 1 item.

Beatty (George) and Heimer (John) Ledger, 1841-1848 (M 116)
Ledger of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania brickmaking firm, 1 vol.

Beauregard (Pierre Gustave Toutant) Papers, 1862-1863 (M 237)
Documents written by and at the command of General Beauregard in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 items.

Beauvoir: Memorial to the Lost Cause, 1991
Script and tapes of program produced by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 1 cu.ft.

Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters, 1862-1864 (M 42)
Correspondence between Confederate soldier Belcher and his family, .25 cu.ft.

Bellande (Ray L.) Papers, 1993-2005
Copies of this Ocean Springs Record columnist's "Sous Les Chenes" and "Images Under the Oaks" columns, 1.1 cu.ft.

Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers, 1924-2003 (M365)
Materials pertaining to the life and work of Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami, who served at Temple B'Nai Israel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1963 and 1964, .5+ cu.ft.

Bennett (Stewart L.) Civil War Collection, 1862-1890s
Research collection about Union solider Charles Dana Miller, including the diary of Union Captain R.S. Chamberlain.20 cu.ft.

Berry (David C., Jr.) Papers
Correspondence, manuscript materials, rewrites, publications containing, and note cards pertaining to the writings of USM English professor and poet, Dr. David C. Berry, Jr., 13 cubic feet.

Berryman (Joe) Collection, 1945-1980
Musical instruments, record albums, trophies, manuscript and published musical scores, composing notes of noted Southern bandsman and USM professor, 10 cu.ft.

Bethel Baptist Church Minutes, 1839-1945 (M 342)
Minutes and membership lists of Newton County, Mississippi church, 1 item.

Bethel Methodist Church Classbook and Membership Rolls, 1855-1875 (M 344)
Classbook and membership lists, 1 item.

Beymer (Richard) Freedom Summer Collection, 1964
One DVD copy of Richard Beymer's Freedom Summer documentary film, A Regular Bouquet. Mr. Beymer was a Freedom Summer volunteer in Mississippi in 1964, and made the film during his stay in the state, 1 item.

Bilbo (Theodore G.) Papers, 1910-1947 (M 2)
Correspondence, memoranda, financial records, newspapers, broadsides, photographs, and scrapbooks of colorful State Senator, Lieutenant Governor, twice Governor, and U.S. Senator, 690 cu.ft.

Bishop (Edna) Papers, 1937-1995 (M 403)
Materials relating to her service as a W.A.S.P. during World War II, 1.2 cu.ft.

Blair (Stephen H. Jr.) Architectural Drawings, 1955-1987
Architectural drawings spanning three decades of the work of Hattiesburg, Mississippi architect Steve Blair, Jr., circa 50 cu.ft. Requires permission of current owner of building to view.

Blake (M.) Letter, 1837 (M 148)
Letter from Blake to William Pinckney Montgomery regarding sale of land near Greenville, Mississippi, 1 item.

Blank (Donald) Documentary Film Collection, 1999
Notes and video tapes of raw footage used in the making of Blank's film Standing Tall about the working conditions of African Americans in the catfish factories of the Mississippi Delta and their successful efforts to join a national union, 1 cu.ft.

Blanton (C.H., Jr.) Scrapbooks, 1919-1998
Documenting the life and civic service of long-time Durant, Mississippi mayor, 5 vols.

Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother, 1929-1936
Compact disk of complete recorded works of Mississippi-born Graves, including songs recorded 1936 in Hattiesburg said to be the earliest rock and roll recordings, 2 items.

Blumenthal (Daniel S.) Papers, 1967-1988 (M 388)
Newspapers relating to civil and medical rights by this MCHR and VISTA physician, head of New Orleans MCHR and VISTA volunteer in Arkansas in 1970s, now Chair, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, .80 cu.ft.

Boggs (William Robertson) Letter, 1863 (M 232)
Letter from Brigadier General Boggs in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Commander at Vicksburg requesting free passage for Catlett family, 1 item.

Bolian (Etta Dunn) Memoirs, 1870-1930 (M 266)
Her life in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana and Magnolia and Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, 1 folder.

Bolton (Charles C.) Research Collection
Research materials accumulated by USM Professor of History for his books on poor whites in the South, 1.75 cu.ft.

Bolton Family Papers, 1890s-1940s (M 140)
Letter, postcards, photographs, other, .25 cu.ft.

Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern Railway Photographs, 1944 (M 347)
B&HS Engine No. 200, 2 items.

Booth (W.T.) Collection, 1840-1913
Booklet entitled "W.T. Booth of Jasper County, Mississippi: His Life and Times, 1840-1913" written by Booth's great grandson Glover Robert and emphasizing his Civil War experiences, 1 item.

Botnick (A.I. and Fay) Civil Rights Collection, 1819-1993 (M 338)
Newspaper and magazine articles, journals, newspapers, bumper stickers, cartoons, etc. concerning anti-Semitism and Civil Rights, .75 cu.ft.

Branch (Raylawni) Collection, circa 1960s, 1995 (M 335)
Family photographs and materials documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, .30 cu.ft.

Brandon (Gerard Chittocque) Letter, 1829 (M 60)
Letter from Mississippi Governor Brandon to Alabama Governor John Murphy regarding unsettled acounts, 1 item.

Breckinridge (John Cabell) Dispatch, 1862 (M 73)
Dispatch sent to Col. H.P. Brewster in Corinth, Mississippi regarding Union troop movements shortly before battle at Shiloh, Tennessee, 1 item.

Brent (Charles R.) Photographic Collection, 1970's
Photographs of USM Professor Emeritus of Engineering Technology and his students engaged in various projects, .10 cu.ft.

Brown (J.D.) Records, 1876-1878
Receipts from Mississippi riverboats and grocer, 4 items.

Brown (Kate B.) Papers, 1918-1939 (M 114)
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, travel journal, report, photographs documenting Brown's work as director of Memorial Fund at Mississippi Normal College, .25 cu.ft.

Brown (Katherine) Scrapbook, 1950s-1999 (M 402)
Documenting Brown's career as coordinator of Armed Forces Education 'Bootstrap' program at USM, 1 vol. and .30 cu.ft.

Brown (Sarah Jane Hickman) Diaries, 1896-1902 (M 79)
Documenting her life and family in Madison County, Mississippi, .25 cu.ft.

Bryant (Levi Judson) Papers
Materials relating to Judson Levi Bryant of Baxterville, Mississippi (Lamar County). A significant portion of the collection concern Mr. Bryant's activities as a cotton farmer, 0.1 cu. ft.

Bullock (Pat H.) World War II Papers, 1942-1946 (M 278)
Papers, records, and memorabilia relating to his service as military scout in Philippine Islands during World War II, .20 cu.ft.

Bunker Hill Baptist Church Records, 1882-1959
Church rolls, minutes, other records of this Columbia, Mississippi church, 4 vols.

Burkett (Fleet C.) Papers, 1912-1980s
Memoir and other items related to his life, including enrollment at Mississippi Normal College in 1912, 4 items.

Burnet (John) Certificate of Survey, 1788 (M 166)
Certificate of survey and sketch of land in Natchez District, now in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 1 item.

Burney (Madge) Papers, 1913-1953 (M 4)
Correspondence, speeches, minute books, yearbooks, photographs of Mississippi woman active in national patriotic organizations, 1.35 cu.ft.

Burns (Zed H.) Collection, 1699-1968 (M 26)
Research notes of historian M. James Stevens about Ship Island, Mississippi, .25 cu.ft.

Burruss (John C.) and Strain (A.G.) Universalist Collection, 1890-1907
Documents relating to Universalist Church in Mississippi, 2 items.

Burton (Jackie Yelverton) Papers, 1939-1955 (M 263)
Memorabilia of Demonstration School of Mississippi Southern College, .90 cu.ft.

Burwell (Andrew and Mary E.) Letters, 1864-1865 (M 100)
Correspondence between Union soldier in Virginia and his wife in Wisconsin, 55 items.

Business and Professional Women’s Club, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1927-1934
Correspondence, newspaper clippings and other materials pertaining to activities of the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Gulfport, Mississippi, .25 cu. ft.

Bynum (Victoria E.) Papers, 1992-2000
Research materials used by historian in her book The Free State of Jones, .25 cu.ft.

Byrd (Jesse M.) Collection, 1947, 1951 (M 330)
Letters, campaign material, speeches related to candidacy of Byrd for Governor of Mississippi, 25 items.

C Index

Caldwell (Erskine) Letters to Jac L. Tharpe, (1980; 1982)
Three letters written by noted author Erskine Caldwell to Dr. Jac Lyndon Tharpe, former professor at The University of Southern Mississippi, 3 items.

Camp (David A.) Letters, 1862-1863 (M 70)
Letters of Camp to his wife plus history of Lumberton, Mississippi, 8 items.

Camp McCain, Mississippi World War II Slides, 1943
Twenty-two color slides taken by Lt. Omer Austin Heacox while stationed at Camp McCain (near Grenada, Mississippi during World War II, 22 items.

Camp Shelby History Collection, 1918-1971
Photograph, newspaper clippings, postcards, correspondence relating to history of Camp Shelby, an armed forces training camp located near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 15 items.

Campbell (Will D.) Papers, 1950s-1990s (M 341)
Literary manuscripts and office files of this Mississippi born author and Civil Rights activist, 20.25 cu.ft.

Cargill-Powers Photograph Collection, 1907-1989 (M 314)
Scrapbook documenting the Cargill-Powers family, 1 vol.

Carroll (Eleanor) Valentines Scrapbook, early 19th century (M 420)
Scrapbook sent to Carroll, 1 scrapbook.

Carroll (Joseph Charles) Autograph Book, 1841-1920 (M 200)
Autographs of Civil War generals, U.S. Presidents, Cabinet members, Senators, Ambassadors. Photocopy available for use. 1 vol.

Carter-Fancher Collection, 1845-1889 (M 305)
Family letters and deeds of land in Noxubee County, Mississippi, 12 items.

Carter (William Hodding) The Angry Scar Manuscript, 1959 (M 5)
Typescript of book dealing with Reconstruction, .45 cu.ft.

Case (Carroll) Papers, 1998
Copy of his 1998 book The Slaughter about the alleged massacre of African American soldiers at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi during World War II; and a one-page document entitled "Hearsay Regarding the Alleged Massacre at Camp Van Dorn" transferred from the Carroll Case Oral History Interview, Vol. 672; 2 items.

Castleman (Rev. Thomas, II) Papers, 1850s-1860s
Sermons of Episcopalian minister in Louisiana and possibly also in Mississippi, .15 cu.ft.

Catholic Church Indulgence, 1737 (M 198)
To those visiting the paschal church of Saint John the Baptist, 1 item.

Chambers (Henry Tim) Collection, 1935-1987
Journals, typescript and published poems, newspaper articles by Chambers, .50 cu.ft.

Chambers (William Pitt) Diary, 1862-1865 (M 214)
Memoir of Chambers' service in 46th Mississippi Infantry, 1 folder.

Charles (Thomas C. and Ellen McRaven) Letters, 1851-1876 (M 120)
Family letters, genealogy, and history of Clinton, Mississippi, .25 cu.ft.

Chatham (W.L.) Letter, 1864 (M 78)
Letter from Confederate soldier guarding Bull's Gap, Jefferson County, Tennesse, 1 item.

Chevron Oil Company Aerial Photograph Collection, 1937-1960
Aerial photographs of selected portions of selected counties in Mississippi and other states, 43 cu.ft.

Chilcoat (George W.) Freedom School Research Collection, 1994-1990 (M382)
Scholarly articles about the Freedom Schools co-authored by Dr. Chilcoat, .10 cu.ft.

Children of the American Revolution-John Dodd Society Records, 1943-1962 (M 101)
Minutes, reports, newsletters, scrapbook, .50 cu.ft.

Church (Austin) Collection on Miss Osceola McCarty, 2005-2006
Two DVD’s, one CD, and other materials related to the creation of a song about Osceola McCarty called “Miss Ola, The Mississippi Giver”, 4 items.

Ciccarelli (Orazio) Research Collection, circa 1861-1945
Primarily photocopies of documents from the Foreign Ministry Archive in Rome, Italy, concerning diplomatic relations between Italy, Peru, and the United States, as well as immigration/emigration, Peruvian political and economic history, and Italy's military missions and armament sales to Latin American countries. The entire collection is in Italian.

Circus/Minstrel/Traveling Show Collection, 1894-1953 (M 329)
Posters, route cards and book, annual, magazine, program of several circuses that performed in Mississippi, 25 items.

Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection, 1954-1992 (M 99)
Research collection of historian Dr. Neil McMillen about Citizens' Council, Ku Klux Klan, N.A.A.C.P. and other groups, 1.35 cu.ft.

Civil Rights in the South Collection (M 406)
Miscellaneous materials pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties in Missississippi: "Health Care is a Human Right: A Collection of Biographies of the Medical Committee for Human Rights", 1 item. Issue of Life magazine containing story about 1958 desegregation of Van Buren, AK high school, .75 cu. ft.

Civil War Band Instruments Research Collection, 1862-1865
Photographs of bands, bandsmen, and instruments, with supporting information, 1 folder.

Civil War Centennial Collection, 1960-1965
Newspapers, brochures, calendar of events, newspaper clippings, favors and invitations to festivities, .50 cu.ft.

Civil War History Collection, circa 1862-1966
An eclectic group of materials pertaining almost exclusively to the American Civil War, .25 cu. ft.

Civil War Stationery, 1860s
Illustrated songs on note paper, 4 items.

Civilian Conservation Corps, District "G" Historical Materials, 1934-1936
Printed publications about the C.C.C. District "G", 2 items.

Clark (Gary Mark) Hurricane Katrina Collection, August 2005-March 2006
One print copy and one digital copy of a diary kept by Gary Mark Clark from August 29, 2005-December 31, 2005, with an epilogue written in March 2006, 2 items.

Clements (Dr. Joseph H.) Papers, 1944-1999 (M428)
Newsletters, photographs, other relating to his service in 107th Engineering Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, .25 cu.ft.

Cleveland (L.R.) Papers, 1950-1960
Research materials, including study of wood-feeding roach Cryptocercus, 4 items.

Cleveland (Robert Hays) Collection, 1980s-1990s
Media guides and programs from college and professional athletics, .50 cu.ft.

Cole (Bonnie L.) Collection (1911, circa 1980, undated)
Materials relating to the family of Ms. Bonnie L. Cole, Brookhaven, Mississippi. 8 items.

Cole (James C.) Letter, 1907 (M 54)
Letter from Cole in New Orleans, Louisiana to Eula Ellis in Florence, Mississippi, 1 item.

Collins (Henry Clay) Ledgers, 1911-1917
Moselle, Mississippi merchant, 2 vols.

Colmer (William M.) Papers, 1933-1973 (M 24)
Correspondence, legislative files, speeches, newsletters, photographs, motion picture film, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and artifacts of U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 168 cu.ft.

Columbus Riflemen, Company "C", First Regiment, 1900 (M 62)
Letter from members of Company "C" to Anna Banks regarding "Decoration Day" in honor of Confederate dead, 1 item.

Confederate States of America, Army, Board of Survey, Ruggles Command, Proceedings, 1864 (M 236)
Regarding the value of Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles' horse, 1 item.

Confederate States of America, Army, Field Report of the Second Brigade, 1862 (M 234)
List of men present for duty, August 3, 1862 near Comite River northeast of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1 item.

Confederate States of America, Customs Form, 1861 (M 33)
Merchandise shipped to various towns along the Mississippi Central Railroad, 1 item.

Confederate States of America, Medical Records, 1861-1865 (M 217)
Two journals and printed booklet relating to Confederate medical activities, 3 vols.

Confederate States of America, Port of Holly Springs, Miss., 1861 (M 56)
Customs form recording shipment of whiskey to Holly Springs, 1 item.

Connor (Peggy Jean) Papers, 1960s, 1981 (M 379)
Harvard College undergraduate thesis regarding lawsuit Peggy Jean Connor et al. v. Paul B. Johnson, Jr. for reapportioniment of the Mississippi state legislature, newspaper clippings, .10 cu.ft.

Cook (Fred) Collection, 1974
Commendation by Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives of USM student Fred Cook's outstanding accomplishments in intercollegiate athletics, 1 item.

Cook (Joseph Anderson) Family Papers, 1879-1991 (M 209)
Correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and memorabilia related to career of Cook as educator and first president of Mississippi Normal College, 7.20 cu.ft.

Cook (Robert Cecil) Papers, 1912-1979 (M 96)
Correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, minutes, manuscripts, business records, and photographs documenting Cook's activities as businessman, author, publisher, and president of Mississippi Southern College, 13 cu.ft.

Cooper (C.W.) Letter, 1887
Letter from physician in Northhampton, Massachusetts regarding a patient, 1 item.

Cooper-Chapman-Thompson Letters, 1853-1893 (M 302)
Letters from military camp sites, family letters, and deeds of land in Newton County, Mississippi, 11 items.

County Institutes Programme and Syllabus, 1892-1893 (M 162)
Booklets used by teachers attending a County Institute, 2 items.

Cox (Wayne & Minnie) African American History Collection, 2001
Historical information regarding Wayne Wellington Cox and his wife, Minnie M. Geddings Cox. Wayne Cox was an educator and businessman in Indianola, Mississippi; his wife was the first African American Postmistress, appointed 1891, 2 items.

Craven (P.H.) Letters, 1859-1865
Photocopies and transcripts of 18 letters written by a soldier in the 19th Virginia Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia to his mother, 1 booklet.

Craven (Thomas) Letter, 1940 (M 147)
Letter from Craven in response to query about his book Treasury of Art Masterpieces, 1 item.

Crawford Company Civil Rights Letter, 1964
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee fund-raising letter to company in Madison, Wisconsin, 1 item.

Cropwell Baptist Church (Alabama) Records, 1881-1923 (M 28)
Record book and membership list of this church in St. Clair County, Alabama, 2 items.

Crosby Family Letters and Miscellaneous Ledgers, 1849-1916
Family correspondence, ledger, financial reports of the Native and Ten Mile lumber companies of Mississippi, .20 cu.ft.

Culpepper (John Wesley) Journal, 1861 (M 264)
Kept by Confederate soldier in Army of Northern Virginia, 3 folders.

Cumbus (Frederic Price) Scrapbook, 1917-1964 (M 411)
Documenting his World War I experiences and his journalistic career with the New Orleans Times-Picayune, .25 cu. ft.

Currier (Lura Gibbons) Papers, 1937-1983 (M 267)
Correspondence, articles, reports, speeches, photographs, other documenting her career as librarian and educator, 5.4 cu.ft.

Cushing (Major Thomas) Letterbook (1799-1800) (M 297)
Early settler of South Mississippi and Alabama, 1 vol.

D Index

Dabney (Thomas Gregory) Collection, 1892-1965 (M 7)
Materials relating to his service in the Confederate Army and his work as chief engineer of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District, .25 cu.ft.

Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection, 1963-1994 (M 357)
Correspondence, scrapbooks, photo albums, printed materials, political campaign and organizations' buttons, poster, and video tapes of this Freedom Summer volunteer in Holly Springs, 1.10 cu.ft.

Dahmer (Vernon F.) Collection, 1966-1986 (M 250)
Newspaper clippings and programs about the life and assassination of prominent Hattiesburg, Mississippi African American businessman and Civil Rights leader, photographs of the 1998 trial of Sam Bowers for the murder of Vernon Dahmer, .75 cu.ft.

Daniel (Robert K.) Music Collection, 1906-1930
Various types of sheet music, 7 cu.ft.

Daughters of the American Revolution-John Rolfe Chapter Records, 1936-1996 (M 102)
Minutes, reports, yearbooks, scrapbooks, other of Hattiesburg, Mississippi chapter, 4.5 cu.ft.

Daughters of the American Revolution-Twentieth Star Chapter Scrapbooks, 1967-1993
Official scrapbooks, 3 cu.ft.

Davies (Jon G.) Freedom Summer Collection, 1964 (M364)
Letters written by a Civil Rights volunteer in Holly Springs, Mississippi from Sept. 1964 to Mar. 1965, 9 items.

Davis (Captain William Van) Diary, 1864-1909 (M 280)
Civil War diary of soldier in Company "D" of the 13th Mississippi Infantry, 1 item.

Davis (Charles) Papers, 1970s-1980s (M377)
Materials documenting activities of African-American political activist in Hattiesburg, 2.60 cu.ft.

Davis (Martha) Freedom Summer Memoir (M 412)
Three-page memoir recounting Martha Davis's involvement with the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) and her participation in Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964 in Clarksdale, .25 cu. ft.

Davis (Jefferson) Letters, 1853-1880 (M 43)
Letters written by Davis in response to inquiries, 2 items.

Davis (Reuben) Speech, 1859 (M 222)
Speech given by U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Davis, 1 item.

Dawes (Rufus R.) Letters, 1893 (M 30)
Letters from Union Brigadier General Dawes concerning the Battle of Gettysburg, 4 items.

Dearman Collection of Hattiesburg History, 1900-1910
Memories of life in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, .10 cu.ft.

Demonstration School, circa 1948-1960s
Photographs, a football jacket, newspaper clippings, postcards, etc. from the Demonstration High School on the USM Hattiesburg campus in the late 1940s, .5 cu. ft.

Dickson (Hugh Carroll) Civil War Letters, 1861-1864 (M 256)
Photocopies and transcripts of 8 letters written by a soldier in Company "C" of the 16th Mississippi Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, 1 folder.

Disney (Cathron) Letter, 1826
Letter to Registrar of Wills in Norwich, England, requesting Buxton family wills, 1 item.

D'Olive (Anne Louise) Papers, 1930-1980 (M 269)
Personal papers, sketchbooks, clippings of USM art instructor, 2.8 cu.ft.

Duke (William) Speech, 1892
His valedictory high school address at Lake Como, Mississippi, 1 item.

Dukes (James K.) Papers, 1966
Items used by former Forrest County Prosecutor in USM University Forum presentation on prosecution of Mississippi civil rights murders, 4 items.

Dukes (William F.) F.B.I. Scrapbook, 1964-1967 (M 404)
F.B.I. agent assigned to Civil Rights cases in Mississippi, circa .1 cu. ft.

Duncan (John) Letter, 1863 (M 151)
Letter to Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles concerning safe passage of two women, 1 item.


E Index

East (P.D.) Collection, 1957-1971 (M 324)
Issues of East's The Petal Paper, speech, and letters, .25 cu.ft.

East Sixth Street U.S.O. Club Souvenir Booklet, circa 1945 (M432)
Booklet commemorating third anniversary of this African American club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1 item.

Edge (John T.) Speech, "Mississippi Hot-Tamales: A Culinary Conundrum", 2000
Speech by Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, 1 item.

Education in Mississippi Collection, 1848-1944
Catalogs, annual reports, laws, commencement invitations and programs from various Mississippi institutions, 32 items.

Edwards (James M.) Collection
Photographs, certificates, and plaques awarded to Civil War collector, 11.8 cu.ft.

Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection, 1964-1965 (M 323)
Correspondence and materials collected by these Freedom School teachers in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964, 2.65 cu.ft.

Ellzey (Wesley James) Papers, 1864-1887
Documents and a ledger pertaining to Wesley James Ellzey, a school teacher in Pike County, Mississippi, 6 items.

Estes (Thomas G.) Papers, 1976-1990
Materials from Hattiesburg, Mississippi City Planning Commission, Rotary Club, other, .25 cu.ft.

Ewing (Hugh Boyle) Letter, 1863 (M 105)
Letter to his wife from Union Brigadier General Boyle in camp near Jackson, Mississippi, 1 item.


F Index

Fairley (J.C.) Civil Rights Collection, 1960-1990 (M 340)
NAACP correspondence and materials documenting the contributions of this Hattiesburg Civil Rights leader, .50 cu.ft.

Falk (Leslie A.) African American History Research Collection (M391)
Materials regarding the Underground Railroad and other aspects of African American history collected by Dr. Falk, the first Medical Committee for Human Rights Field Secretary in Mississippi, 1.75 cu.ft.

Farm book from an English estate, 1806-1834 (M 213)
Records of estate in Northumberland County, England, 1 vol.

Farmer (Francis) Photographs, 1975-1997
Prints and negatives generated by Hattiesburg studio photographer, 47 cu.ft.

Faulconer (James G.) Freedom Summer Report, 1964 (M 385)
Report of his Freedom Summer activities in Canton, Mississippi, 1 item.

Faulkner (Louis Edward "L.E.") Papers, 1902-1963 (M 22)
Correspondence, reports, financial records, speeches, articles, pamphlets documenting his career as employee and chairman of the board of the Mississippi Central Railroad, 20.25 cu.ft.

Faulkner (Leesha) Civil Rights Collection, 1932-1995 (M398)
An engaging group of materials that give an in depth look into the Civil Rights Movement and primarily the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 5.2 cu. ft.

F.B.I. File: MIBURN (Mississippi Burning) (Cook Library, microfilm E185.93 .M6 F34 1990)
F.B.I. file on the investigation of the murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman in Neshoba County, Mississippi, June 21, 1964, 1 reel with guide.

F.B.I. File: the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Cook Library, microfilm E185.61 .F35 1991)
F.B.I. file on SNCC, the national civil rights organization most active in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties, 2 reels with guide.

F.B.I. Files: Grenada, Mississippi Public School Riots, 1966-1967 (M 414)
F.B.I. files on riots over school integration, 2.25 cu.ft.

Featherston (Winfield Scott) Letter, 1850 (M 41)
Letter from Mississippi Congressman regarding appointment of a cadet, 1 item.

Felder (Virginia Isabelle) Papers, 1931-1983 (M 197)
Materials from career of USM professor of mathematics, .45 cu.ft.

Ferguson (Samuel W.) Letter, 1893
Letter requesting autograph of Confederate General Ferguson, 1 item.

Fike (Claude E.) World War II Diary, 1941-1993 (M 275)
Diary, ship's log, memoirs, correspondence, memorabilia concerning his service in the U.S. Navy with the Seventh Fleet near New Guinea, .9 cu.ft.

Fike (Didamie Emaline Hicks) Diary, 1843-1845 (M 270)
Documenting rural life in Spartenburg County, South Carolina, 1 folder.

First Baptist Church Collection, 1991-2001
Bulletins, Sunday School planners, brochures, flyers of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi church, 1.45 cu.ft.

Fish (A.G.) Collection, 1959
Research collection of USM professor of marine biology, .50 cu.ft.

Fleming (Dale Sallis) Papers, circa 1936 - 1995
Materials pertaining to the writings of Dale Fleming, who with his wife Pearl, wrote a column for the Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News titled "This Week." The column presented a weekly memoir of events that occurred in Mississippi during the Civil War.

Flinn-Pegram Family Collection, 1860s-1890
Receipts, letters, deeds, correspondence, 1 folder.

Foote (Henry Stuart) Letter and Autograph, 1853 (M 69)
U.S. Senator and Governor of Mississippi regarding his efforts to reconcile Lynn Boyd and Henry Clay, 2 items.

Foote (Shelby) Proof of Red River to Appomattox, 1974 (M 115)
First proof of the first volume of his The Civil War: A Narrative, .40 cu.ft.

Force (Caroline) WWII Collection, 1943-1965
Letters from her son in the South Pacific, 8 items.

Forrest County Cemetery Book Typescript, 1983-1984 (M 255)
Manuscript and typescript of cemetery markers, 3.5. cu.ft.

Forrest County, Mississippi, Criminal Record Book, 1912-1939 (M 205)
Record book listing names of persons charged with minor offenses to murder, 1 vol.

Forrest Motor Company Records, 1944-1954
Minutes of meetings of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi business, 1 vol.

Foster (Mildred Seymour) Papers, 1915-1993 (M 97)
Notes, news clippings photographs, scrapbooks, publications, other documenting the life of this Biloxi, Mississippi school teacher, .45 cu.ft.

Fourchy (Alexander) and Nixon (John) Papers, 1837 (M 9)
English and French texts of documents relating to the purchase of the site of old Fort Biloxi, Mississippi, 18 items.

Fritchman Family Papers, 1800s-1920s
Letters, legal and financial documents, and other materials of this Pennsylvania family, .25 cu.ft.

Fritzsche (Bertha M.) Collection, 1929-1990 (M 289)
News clippings, photographs, certificates, diplomas, history of USM's Department of Home Economics under Dean Fritzche, .25 cu.ft.

Frobenius (Courtney L.) Vietnam Research Collection, 1948-1995 (M396)
Materials pertaining to the Vietnam War and the Republic of Vietnam, including his military service from 1968 to 1970. 1.40 cu.ft.

Funchess (Glenda) Civil Rights Collection, 1964, 1994 (M 325)
Materials related to Freedom Summer 1964, .25 cu.ft.

G Index

Gammon (Guy L.) WWII Collection, 1943-1945; 1999
Documents, memoirs, and photographs relating to the Army Air Corps Crash Boat Base in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where Sgt. Guy L. Gammon was stationed during World War II. The collection includes 43 photographs of the base and its vessels, .25 cu. ft.

Gandy (Edythe Evelyn) Papers, 1959-1983
Forty-two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and other materials that document Edythe Evelyn Gandy's public service career in Mississippi State Government from 1959 - 1983.

Garner (George G) / Ruggles (Daniel) Message, 1862 (M 61)
From Assistant Adjutant-General Garner of General Bragg's Second Corps in Jackson to Brigadier Genral Daniel Ruggles at Corinth, Mississippi, 1 item.

Gary (Martin Witherspoon) Papers, 1864 (M 238)
Letters from Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Secretary of War Seddon recommending Gary's appointment as Brigadier General, 2 items.

Gaston (Paul L.) Insurance Agency Journal (M 206)
Records of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi business, .65 cu.ft.

Gathering at the River: South Mississippi's Methodist Camp Meetings, 1990
Video tapes and edit sheets of documentary video produced by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 2 cu.ft.

Gaudet (William) World War II Okinawa Photographs, 1943-1946 (M421)
Taken by Gaudet while stationed on Okinawa during World War II, .5 cu.ft.

Gauget (J. Elie) Map, 1872
Unidentified map of Colombia, 1 item.

Gautier (James D.) Letter, 1945 (M 311)
Letter to Gautier from U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, 1 item.

Gayarre (Judge Charles) Letter, 1850-1860s
Letter from Gayarre to John Perkins of Madison, Mississippi regarding cession of Louisiana to U.S., 1 item.

George (J.B.) Papers, 1918-1943 (M 310)
Correspondence, certificates, other of USM President, .25 cu.ft.

George (John) Funeral Announcement, 1880
Concerning George's son Sherman in Grenada, Mississippi, 1 item.

Gholson (Samuel Jackson) Letter, 1863 (M 176)
Letter from Gholson to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles recommending candidate for command of troops in First Military District, 1 item.

Glass (Jinny) Mississippi Freedom Summer Diary, 1964-1996 (M 257)
Diary of Freedom Summer 1964 volunteer in Palmer's Crossing Community Center and 1996 article on Freedom Summer, 2 items.

Godman (Harry R.) Letters, 1863-1873 (M 112)
Letters to Godman in Terry, Mississippi regarding Civil War and Reconstruction, 5 items.

Gonzales (Dr. John E.) Papers, 1963-1996
Files generated by USM professor of history, 6 cu.ft.

Gonzales (Louisiana) Baptist Church Records, 1934-1943 (M 21)
Church roll, minutes, reports, budgets, correspondence, .20 cu.ft.

Gooding (Bonnie Carter) Collection, circa 1950s-1960s
Materials documenting the Lamar Elementary School, of which Mrs. Gooding was principal, and other Hattiesburg public schools, 37 items.

Goodman (Jill Wakeman) Civil Rights Collection, 1964-1966 (M 328)
Materials relating to her activities with the Delta Ministry in Mississippi, .20 cu.ft.

Goodyear Yellow Pine Company Photographs, 1918-1920 (M 134)
Taken by New Orleans photographer John N. Teunisson, 45 items.

Gordon (Albert F.) Freedom Rider Collection, 1961-2000 (M 337)
Lists of Freedom Riders, arrest records, investigative reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc., .25 cu.ft.

Gore Civil War History Collection, 1861-1890's (M 20)
History of Confederate Company "D", 15th Mississippi Infantry. .25 cu.ft.

Gower (Albert) Music Scores, 1969-1973
Original music composed by Gower for Mississippi's Junior Miss and Miss Mississippi pageants, plus his "Symphony No. 1", 3 items.

Grantham (John T.) Papers, circa 1952-1973 (M 440)
A collection of materials from the estate of Dr. John Grantham, a chiropractor who practiced in Yazoo City, Mississippi from the 1930s - 1950s. Most items in the collection pertain to racial issues and the Methodist Church, .25 cu. ft.

Grantham (Linda B.) Collection, 1950s-1990s
Scrapbook, newspaper clippings, and programs documenting the history of USM and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 35 items.

Gray (W.G. 'Bud') Papers, 1962-1998 (M 387)
Civil rights related materials of Gray, Mississippi Highway Patrol officer and Sheriff of Forrest County, .10 cu.ft.

Great Britain, Parliament, English Parliamentary Acts, 1653 (M 165)
Printed Acts of Parliament, 2 items.

Greene County, Mississippi Historical Collection
Calendar and photographic images portraying historic scenes in Greene County, Mississippi, between approximately 1899 and 1945, 8 items.

Greer (Alexander and Joseph Thomas) Papers, 1862-1877 (M 192)
Service records and family documents of two Union soldiers from Pennsylvania, .20 cu.ft.

Gregg (Maxcy) Requisition, 1861 (M 233)
Requisition for ammunition sent by Col. Gregg of South Carolina Volunteers, 1 item.

Grimke (Thomas S.) Address, 1831 (M 226)
Address at religious meeting by South Carolina State Senator Grimke, 1 item.

Grimsley (Reagan L.) Research Collection, circa 1918-1944
An assortment of materials relating to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, during World War I and II, .3 cu.ft.

Grupper (Ira) and Beech (Bob) Civil Rights Collection, 1960s
Ku Klux Klan sign from property of slain Civil Rights leader Vernon Dahmer and tampered envelopes, 3 items.

Guildford/Richmond, England Map, 1945
Topographic map of Guildford/Richmond, England, 1 item.

Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Minute Book, 1887-1907 (M 284)
Secretary's record book of Board of Directors minutes, 1 vol.

Gulf Hills, Mississippi, Photograph Album, circa 1926
An album of photographs taken by Alfred A. Heldt, who was employed by Branigar Brothers of Chicago during the development of their Gulf Hills community in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the mid 1920s, 1 vol.

Gulf War Collection, 1990
Newspaper articles about Texas oil worker held hostage by Iraq, including his diary, 1 item

Gutsch (Dr. Kenneth U.) Collection, 1964-1991
Typescripts and galley proofs of books written by USM professor of counseling psychology, .60 cu.ft.

H Index

Hamer (Fannie Lou) Papers, 1966-1978 (Cook Library, microfilm E185.97 .H35 A2)
Microfilm copy of the papers of prominent Mississippi black Civil Rights leader, originals in the Amistad Research Center, 17 reels with guide.

Hamilton (Jones S.) Pamphlet, 1887-1888 (M 306)
Pamphlet printed by Jones regarding communication from friends during his trial for murder resulting from a duel, 1 folder

Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection, 1963-2000 (M 376)
Original and printed materials accumulated by the state director of the White Folks Project, a part of Freedom Summer 1964; includes tape of recent interview with sister of WFP volunteer Sam Shirah, .25 cu.ft.

Hammond (Kelly James) Papers, 1956-1962 (M 185)
Documenting the career of Mississippi State Representative and Senator Hammond, 2 folders.

Hanley (Waverly D.) Papers (M429)
Correspondence, land-related documents, photographs and other materials relating to the life of World War II veteran, Waverly Dunlap Hanley, 1.35 cu. ft.

Hardy (Robert B.) Papers, 1929-1995 (M 17)
Correspondence, reports, photographs, news clippings concerning U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and Mississippi State Senator Hardy, 9.75 cu.ft.

Hardy (William H. and Hattie L.) Papers, 1873-1929 (M 182)
Family correspondence, scrapbook, other of Mississippi railroad entrepreneur, politician, judge, and founder of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, Mississippi, .90 cu.ft.

Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers, 1860-1999 (M 380)
Letters written during the Civil War from Hardy to his first wife Sallie Ann Johnson Hardy, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other family materials, 1 cu.ft.

Harmon (Duncan Sibley) Record Books, 1893-1903
Personal financial records, 4 items.

Harper (William E.) Muster Out Record, 1898 (M 154)
Spanish-American War muster out record of Mississippian Harper, 1 item.

Harris (Anthony J.) Civil Rights Memoir, 1998 (M 369)
Memoir of his arrest as a child for picketing the Forrest County Courthouse during the Civil Rights Movement, 1 item.

Harris (Merry B.) Papers, 1860-1862 (M 210)
Letters, other by Mississippi attorney and officer of the Confederate Pettus Company of Volunteers, 12th Mississippi Infantry, 7 items.

Harrison (George Paul) Letter, 1897 (M 241)
Letter from U.S. Congressman Harrison to ex-Confederate Brigadier General James H. Lane, 1 item.

Harwell (J.D.) Letters, 1923 (M 71)
Letters from Harwell regarding his Civil War experiences in the 20th Alabama Infantry, 3 items.

Hatcher (William H.) Memories of World War II, 1942-1945
Paratrooper in the European Theater and member of General Eisenhower's Honor Guard, 1 item.

Hattiesburg American Photograph Collection, 1974-1983
Photographs from a Hattiesburg newspaper, 4.50 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Area Architectural Drawings, 1956-1973
Blueprints, architectural drawings, and building specifications, 24 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Area Chamber of Commerce Records, 1906-1982 (M 216)
Minutes, membership records, financial, and division activity records, 5.5 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1985-1999
Minutes, correspondence, annual reports, brochures, newspaper clippings, etc., .25 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera Collection, 1970s-2001 (M 415)
Playbills, news clippings, flyers, scrapbooks, other, 3.3 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Country Club Collection, 1959-2000
Booklet of by-laws, rules, and lists of members, presidents, and sports champions, 2 items.

Hattiesburg Department of Urban Development / Historic Preservation Planner, 1991
Survey of historic and architecturally significant structures in three neighborhoods: North Main Street, Newman/Buschman Streets, and Mobile Street, .25 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Group of the Sierra Club Records, 1978-1986
Organizational records and membership information, 2 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Historical Collection, 2006-2007
One eight-ounce Coca-Cola bottle created in commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of the Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1 item.

Hattiesburg Historical Photographs, 1890s-1936 (M246)
Photographs reproduced in Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty's book Hattiesburg: A Pictorial History, 1.65 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Knights of Pythias Minute Book, 1900-1913 (M 247)
Minutes, 1 vol.

Hattiesburg Lions Club Records, 1928-1993 (M 273)
Organizational records, .80 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Little Theatre Collection, 1975-1977 (M 331)
Playbills, financial statements, membership roster, correspondence, 29 items.

Hattiesburg Municipal Records, 1893-1980 (M 208)
Municipal records of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 84.7 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Public School Records, circa 1903-1929
Ledgers from about 1903 through the 1920s containing the records of public schools in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 22 items.

Hattiesburg Review Club Records, 1914-1993
Organizational records, 1.90 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg Social and Service Club Yearbooks, 1923-1971
Yearbooks and membership books for several Hattiesburg, Mississippi area social and service clubs, .20 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg U.S.O. Club Records, 1942-1946 (M 211)
Monthly program reports, .20 cu.ft.

Hattiesburg YWCA Records, 1924-1984 (M 274)
Organizational records, .90 cu.ft.

Hawthorne (Gracie) Civil Rights Collection, 1965-1967, 1997
Copy of Ms. Hawthorne's State Sovereignty Commission file, documenting her work as a Civil Rights activist when she was a teenager in Mississippi. 1 folder.

Haynes (Melinda) Papers, 1999
Manuscript of her first novel Mother of Pearl, .25 cu.ft.

Hazelton (Margaret) Freedom Summer Collection (M359)
Photographs taken during Mississippi Freedom Summer (1964), 54 photographs.

Heartman (Charles F.) Papers, 1893-1963 (M 94)
Book catalogs, printed articles, pamphlets, business records, photographs of an important American bookseller and antiquarian, 15 cu.ft.

Heidelberg (Jane) Collection, c.1971-c. 1981
Unbound leaves with recipes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1 bound vol. Recipes to Remember: A Collection of Recipes from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Hattiesburg, MS: Cookbook Publishers, Inc. for Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2004. [volume will be added to Mississippiana Collection.

Helfrich (Robert B.) Papers, circa 1966-2001 (M 410)
Primarily materials relating to the 1998 trial of former Ku Klux Klan wizard Sam Bowers and the 1999 trial of Charles Noble for the murder of civil rights activist Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. in 1966. Included are copies of F.B.I Files of the 1966 investigation, trial notebooks, background information on various Klan members, subject files, trial exhibits, newspaper clippings and other materials. circa 22 cu.ft.

Henry-Rowell-Waldrup Papers
Letters written by members of the Henry, Rowell, and Waldrup families of Jasper County, Mississippi, during the first two decades of the twentieth century, 0.9 cu. ft.

Hensarling Family Collection, 1949-1960
USM materials and state teaching certificates, .30 cu.ft.

Hercules Powder Company Oral Histories, 2004
A booklet titled, "Remembering Hercules: Oral Histories of Life with Hercules Powder Company (Hercules Hattiesburg Plant) in the Mobile- Bouie Street Neighborhood of Hattiesburg, Mississippi" that contains
typescripts of six interviews with residents of the Mobile-Bouie Street neighborhood regarding their experiences of living near the Hercules Powder Company plant, 1 volume.

Hickman (Alma) Papers, 1910-1971 (M 98)
Drafts of this early USM professor's memoir Southern As I Saw It, scrapbook, photographs of her life, .80 cu.ft.

Higdon (May) Papers, 1903-1908 (M 117)
Letters, teaching certificate, other, .25 cu.ft.

Higginbotham (Prieur Jay) Papers, 1958-1999 (M 126)
Biographical sketch, personal and professional correspondence, manuscript of his book The Pascagoula Indians, other research material of this author and archivist of the Archives of the City of Mobile, .40 cu.ft.

Hilbun (Dr. B.B.) Collection
Items relating to Dr. B.B. "Bennie" Hilbun, a native of Soso, Mississippi, and a 1920 graduate of Mississippi Normal College (now USM).

Hill (Chester W.) World War II Memoirs, 1939-1946 (M 281)
Typescripts of his memoirs of service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, 1 folder.

Hinckley Sisters' Cash Book, 1875-1880, 1911-1914 (M 177)
Business records of Hinckley Mercantile Company in Hinckley, New York, .25 cu.ft.

Hinton (Margaret Thatch) Collection, 1927-1971 (M 419)
Photographs, brochures, news clippings, and mementos pertaining to the State Teachers College Band's participation in the "Know Mississippi Better" tours of the U.S. by train, .70 cu.ft.

Hodges (Rev. Graham) Papers, circa1920; 1952-2003 (M88)
Manuscripts of Rev. Graham's books and other materials pertaining to his career as an author and minister, 4.95 cu.ft.

Hoffman (Dr. Gilbert) Papers, 1870-1992 (M 272)
Research collection for his book Dummy Lines Through the Longleaf, a history of sawmill operations and logging railroads in southwest Mississippi, 3.6 cu.ft.

Hoffman (Marie L.) Papers, 1933-1942 (M 287)
Case files, correspondence, reports, other relating to her work with the Emergency Relief Administration, Works Project Administration in Mississippi, .45 cu.ft.

Hollandsworth (James G.) Civil War Collection, 1994-1999
Typescript of article "What a Hell of a Place to Send 2000 Men 3000 Miles: Union Soldiers on Ship Island During the Civil War" and edited manuscript, etc. of the book The Louisiana Native Guards by USM Associate Provost and historian, .30 cu.ft.

Hollensed (Edna L.) Papers, 1940s-1960s
Miscellaneous personal papers of a Hattiesburg resident, .50 cu.ft.

Hollensed (John Wesley) Letters, 1860-1864 (M 34)
Correspondence between Confederate soldier in Company "C" of the 21st Mississippi Infantry and his family, .25 cu.ft.

Holmes (David) Collection, 1943-2005
An assortment of items relating to Mississippi’s first governor, David Holmes (1817-1820), 10 items.

Holmes (David) Letter, 1822 (M 46)
Letter from U.S. Senator Holmes to Secretary of the Navy regarding the appointment of a midshipman, 1 item.

Holmes Family Land Deeds, 1869-1926
Land deeds of the Holmes family, Scott County, Mississippi, 1 folder.

Holt (Dr. Joseph) Yellow Fever Address, 1905
Address "The Treatment of Yellow Fever" given by Dr. Holt, President of Louisiana Board of Health, to the Physicians of New Orleans, 1 item.

Homochitto Lumber Company Photograph
An 8.5" x 13.5" black and white aerial photograph of the Homochitto Lumber Company in Bude, Mississippi (Franklin County), 1 item.

Horn Family Land Documents, 1895-1936
Land deeds and related documents pertaining to land in Jasper County, Mississippi, 10 items.

Howard (Ron and Elizabeth) Family Collection, circa 1930s - 1940s
Historical items relating to Hattiesburg and Camp Shelby , Mississippi, including a souvenir booklet of twenty colored scenic cards, and envelope commemorating the dedication of the Hattiesburg Municipal Airport (now the Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport ) on September 23, 1930.

Howe (Orville F.) Letter, 1882 (M 150)
Letter from Howe in response to request of Harper's Weekly for sketches of the War of 1812, 1 item.

Howe (Tony) Railroad Map Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of thirty-eight logging railroad maps drawn by Mr. Tony Howe. The maps portray railroad operations, timber holdings and other aspects of lumber companies that proliferated in South Mississippi during the latter years of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Howey and McNair Genealogical Records, 1700s-1800s
Genealogical materials, 1 folder.

Hubbard (Bob) Hurricane Camille Photographs, 1969 (M 259)
Color photographs taken of sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before and after Hurricane Camille, 26 items.

Hughes Family Photograph Albums, 1900-1957
Two photograph albums containing images of Mrs. F.A. Hughes and her family taken in various locations in Mississipp, 2 vols.

Hurricane Camille Photograph Collection, 1969 (M 315)
Photographer Fred Hutchins' photographs of the aftermath of Hurricane Camille on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 120 items.

Hurricane Katrina Research Collection, 2005
Images, articles and a book pertaining to the destruction of the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, 13 items.

Hurricanes of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Collection, 1715-1985 (M 282)
Research collection of historian Charles Sullivan for his book Hurricanes of the Gulf Coast, 3 cu.ft.

I Index

Ideal Primitive Baptist Church (Petal, Mississippi) Minutes, circa 1888-2000
Minute books for Ideal Baptist Church in Petal, Mississippi, which began as Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church sometime prior to1890. Minutes from two branches of Ideal Primitive Church in Perry County, Mississippi: Sapp Hill Church (1918-1936) and Runnelstown Primitive Baptist Church (1936-1975) are also included, 8 volumes.

Indian Claims in Mississippi, 1836 (M 225)
Petition of 91 Mississippi residents to the U.S. House of Representatives that a tribunal investigate land claims in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit area, 1 item.

Ingram (Carroll) Papers, circa 1971-1984
Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, and a scrapbook relating to Mr. Carroll Ingram’s tenure as a member of the Mississippi Senate, 30th District, Post 2 (Forrest, Lamar and Stone Counties) from 1972 – 1980, circa .7 cu. ft.

Ingram-Day Lumber Company Photographs, 1906-1925 (M 291)
Photographs of pine and oak forests owned by this Lyman, Mississippi lumber company, 29 items.

J Index

Jack (Guy) Letter, 1922 (M 53)
Letter from Jack regarding his 1919 book about Kemper County, Mississippi, Iconoclast, 1 item.

Jackson (Alexander Melvorne) Papers, 1846-1892 (M 16)
Correspondence and records relating to the Jackson family, Mississippi politics, the Mexican War, the New Mexico Territory, the Arizona campaign with the Sibley Brigade during the Civil War, and Texas politics preserved by Jackson, secretary of the New Mexico Territory, Adjutant General of the Sibley Brigade, and court reporter of the Texas Court of Appeals, 1.10 cu.ft.

Jackson Freedom House Civil Rights Photograph, 1964 (M400)
Photograph of Tom Wahman, assistant director of Mississippi Freedom Schools, and SNCC field secretary Ralph Featherstone, 1 item.

Jefferson Davis Soldiers' Home Records, 1920-1954 (M 6)
Payroll and budget records, board of directors minutes, correspondence, inmate files of the Confederate Soldiers' Home located at Jefferson Davis' home 'Beauvoir' in Biloxi, Mississippi, 2.7 cu.ft.

Johnson (Isaac) Affidavit of Slave Ownership, 1801 (M431)
Affidavit of Isaac Johnson of Adams County, Mississippi, attesting to ownership of a female slave, 1 item.

Johnson (Paul B.) Family Papers, 1917-1970 (M 191)
Correspondence, photographs, news clippings, office files including Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission files, family papers, campaign materials, memorabilia of Mississippi Governors Paul B. Johnson, Sr. and Paul B. Johnson, Jr. and family members, 86 cu.ft.

Johnston (Albert Sidney) Letter, 1849 (M 221)
Letter from Johnston to General R. Jones regarding Johnston's appointment as paymaster in U.S. Army, 1 item.

Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers, 1922-1999 (M 319)
Materials documenting the personal and professional life this Mississippi newspaper publisher and director of the State Sovereignty Commission, 15.3 cu.ft.

Johnston (Erle) Oral History Appendix, 1964-1966 (M 321)
Typescript summary of the activities of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission by one of the Commission's last directors, 1 folder.

Jolly (James L. and Van Buren) Letters, 1861, 1897
Correspondence of family originally from Covington County, Mississippi, 3 items.

Jones (Boaz) Oral History, 1992 (M 312)
Tape and transcript of his memories of life in southwest Mississippi, 2 items.

Jones (James) Deed, 1838
Deed of land in Lowndes County, Mississippi, 1 item.

Jung (Charles F.) Collection, 1906-1910
Business records of a New Orleans livery stable, .20 cu.ft.

K Index

Kappa Tau Scrapbook, 1948-1950s (M430)
Girls' social club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, .33 cu.ft.

Katagiri (Yasuhiro) Dissertation, 1997
Copy of his dissertation on the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 1 item.

Kates (Jim) Papers, 1964-1965; 2001 (M390)
Primarily materials pertaining to the book, Letters From Mississippi, which was first published in 1965, and republished in 2002. Included in this collection are copies of a number of letters that appear in the book, release forms signed by the authors of the letters, materials regarding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), and an assortment of items that relate to Freedom Summer and civil rights in general.

Kennedy Assassination Associated Press Wire Reports, 1963
AP bulletins covering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 4 items.

Kennedy (Robert F.) Civil Rights Letter, 1961
Letter to U.S. Attorney General Kennedy critical of Civil Rights activists and the federal government, 1 item.

Kershaw (Rev. Alvin L.) Papers, 1955-1956 (M 354)
Correspondence and newspaper articles regarding the controversy that erupted over Rev. Alvin L. Kershaw's scheduled appearance during the University of Mississippi's (Ole Miss) Religious Emphasis Week in February 1956.

Kershner (Charles) Papers, 2007
A seven-page speech by Charles “Chuck” Kershner, editor of The Student Printz in spring 1964. The speech was delivered during the Symposium on Social Justice held at USM’s Thad Cochran Center on November 9, 2007, and it addresses the censorship of the March 20, 1964, issue of the Printz.

Kerstine Family Business Records, 1927-1969
Business records and photographs of several stores owned by the Kerstine family in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 8.10 cu.ft.

Key Brothers Endurance Flight Film, 1935
Film of world endurance flight above Meridian, Mississippi, 1 item.

Kimball (Mary B.) World War I Letter
A letter written to Mary B. Kimball by a hospital librarian at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 3 pages.

Kingsbery (Robert Wilson) Papers, 1949-1950
USM-related materials of a masters in music student, 1 folder.

Kirkland (J. Brackin) Papers, 1886-1983 (M 15)
Correspondence, speeches, reports, publications, clippings, photographs, genealogical materials relating to Mississippi-born educator in New York and Alabama and with the Boys Clubs of America, 27 cu.ft.

Kirkland (L. Clinton) Papers, 1886-1983 (M 244)
Correspondence, autobiography, deeds, estate papers, photographs, family papers of a Jones County, Mississippi farmer, 1 cu.ft.

Kitson (John) Letters, 1826-1837 (M 153)
Letters to Kitson and others, 4 items.

Kline (Matthew J.) Collection, 1996-1997
Narrative of his trip with his uncle to Vietnam revisiting sites where his uncle had served during the Vietnam War, 3 items.

Koenig (Ruth) Papers, 1964 – 1994 (M362)
Materials pertaining to Ruth Koenig's service as a Freedom Summer volunteer in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1964, and her return visit to Holly Springs in 1966, .4 cu.ft.

Komisar (Lucy) Civil Rights Collection, 1961-1991 (M 395)
Copies of issues of the civil rights newspaper The Mississippi Free Press published in Jackson, Mississippi; copy of her Radcliffe College oral history interview about her civil rights activities and her work in the National Organization of Women (NOW), .65 cu.ft.

"The Ku Klux Klan in Jones County" Research Paper, 1976 (M 416)
Written by Eleanor B. Lang for Mississippi History course at USM, .25 cu. ft.

Kuhn (Frank) "Voices of Freedom Summer" Collection, 1999-2000
Videotape, programs, and posters of his dramatic reading first performed at USM in September 1999, 4 items.

Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer Collection, 1964, 1999 (M366)
Photographs and personal reminiscences of his experiences as a Freedom School teacher in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964, 14 items.

L Index

Lackey (Richard S.) Collection, 1800-1970
Miscellaneous materials from the Lackey Genealogy Collection, 3 cu.ft.

Ladner (Dorie Ann) Collection, 1998
Newspaper clippings regarding the professional activities of the donor and her sister Dr. Joyce Ladner, natives of Palmer's Crossing, Mississippi and SNCC Field Secretaries, 3 items.

Lake (Ellen) Freedom Summer Collection, 1964 (M 370)
Photocopies of correspondence, a magazine article, Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) materials, and other items that document the activities of Mississippi Freedom Summer volunteer, Ellen Lake, in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1964.

Landry Architectural Drawings, 1931-1958
Drawings of buildings in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area designed by the Hattiesburg firm founded by Juan G. Landry, now Landry and Lewis Architects, P.A., circa 10 cu.ft.

Landskov (Norvin L.) Family Papers, 1957-1998
Materials pertaining to the life and career of USM professor of education, 1947-1972, .45 cu.ft.

Lavender Family Papers, 1853-1982
Documents relating to the G.C. Lavender and J.L. Parker families of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, .20 cu.ft.

Leaf River Baptist Church (Miss.) Minutes, 1829-1971 (M 146)
Minutes of this Covington County, Mississippi church, .25 cu.ft.

Leaf River Masonic Lodge, No. 19 Records, 1858-1907; 1963 (M 407)
Organizational records of lodge located in what is now Forrest County, Mississippi, .25 cu. ft.

Ledger, 1769-1774
Business ledger containing accounts for the Baltimore, Maryland, northern Virginia, and southeastern Pennsylvania area and early examples of Pitman Shorthand, 1 vol.

Ledger, 1882-1883
Unidentified business ledger, 1 vol.

Lee Guard History, 1920-1921
Printed history of military unit formed in 1885 at Mississippi A&M College, now Mississippi State University, 1 item.

Lee (Robert E.) General Order No. 14, 1864 (M 235)
Order written by General Lee to General Jubal Anderson Early, 1 item.

Leech (Andrew Candler) World War II Diary, 1943-1945 (M 285)
Diary of his experiences in the European Theater, .25 cu.ft.

Lelyveld (Rabbi Arthur J.) Collection, 1964
News clipping about his assault in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during Freedom Summer, 1 item.

Lenoir (Dorothy) Papers, 1856-1968 (M 111)
Genealogical materials about the Lenoir and Foxworth families, .25 cu.ft.

Letcher (John) Proclamation, 1860 (M 219)
Virginia Governor Letcher's announcement of appointment of Joseph C. Lawrence as New York State Commissioner for Virginia, 1 item.

Leverett (Rudy H.) Collection, circa 1934 - 1999
Personal files, photographs, genealogical research, publications, and a variety of other research materials that relate to the life and work of the late Dr. Rudy. H. Leverett.

Lewis (John South) Civil War Diary
A twenty-four page typescript of a diary kept by Captain John South "Bud" Lewis during the American Civil War from February 9 - June 8, 1864. Captain Lewis served with the 16th Mississippi Infantry, Co. K (Wilkinson Rifles). As the diary begins, the author is apparently returning to the army after a furlough, but most of the events recorded therein take place in Virginia, and among the places mentioned are Clark's Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor. The battles at Spotsylvania (May 1864) and Cold Harbor (June 1864) are covered in some detail.

Lewis (Levi) Letters, 1861-1863 (M 212)
Materials of a Union soldier from Pennsylvania, 50 items.

Liddle (Moses) Letter, n.d.
Letter to Liddle from William Mabnant, addressed to Woodville, Mississippi, 1 item.

Lindsey Wagon Company Records, 1905-1984
Ledgers, journals, office files of the largest manufacturing company in early 20th century Mississippi, 8 cu.ft.

Little (Pvt. James H.) World War I Memory Book, 1918-1919
Scrapbook containing military documents, newsletters, photographs, and narrative about his service in France in the 147th Aero Pursuit Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Service, 1 vol.

Little (Thomas) Journal, 1895-1907
Farm or businesss journal and deeds of trust of a Copiah County, Mississippi farmer, 4 items.

Locke (Andrew J.) Letter, 1862 (M 57)
Letter from Marshall Locke to Jemmie A. Daesum(?) telling her she is free to leave Grenada, Mississippi, having been paroled, 1 item.

Long (Dr. James S.) Papers, 1934-1977
Articles, speeches, correpondence, scrapbook of USM professor of chemical engineering, 36 cu.ft..

Loomis (John Mason) Letter, 1863 (M 107)
Letter from Loomis, commanding the 26th Illinois Infantry, reporting activities and casualaties in Warren and Hinds Counties, Mississippi, 1 item.

Loper (Mrs. O.B.) Papers, 1932-1978
Scrapbooks, ledgers, date books concerning the Hattiesburg YWCA and Mississippi Garden Center, .65 cu.ft.

Lotterhos (P.A. "Gustus") Correspondence, 1897-1901 (M 304)
Letters addressed to Lotterhos in Clarksville, Tennessee, 11 items.

Lovell (Mansfield) Letters, 1861-1863 (M 58)
Letters to family members from Confederate Major General Lovell, 2 items.

Lowery (Rosewell G.) Typescripts, 1967
Typescripts of compositions by USM Dean of Men, .50 cu.ft.

Lowrey (Mark Perrin) Autobiographical Essay, 1867 (M 49)
Written by Confederate Brigadier General Lowrey, 1 item.

M Index

Mack (Will) Hanging Photographs, 1909
Photographs of the public hanging in Brandon, Mississippi, of Will Mack, an African American man convicted of raping a white girl, 2 items.

Maeterlinck (Maurice) Papers, 1920-1965
Literary manuscripts, correspondence, news clippings, essays, publications of Belgian-born dramatist, essayist, philosopher, and winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature, 1 cu.ft.

Mahony (Patrick) Papers, 1960-1975
Correspondence, news clippings, phonograph records, and memorabilia of author, lecturer, literary critic, and secretary to author Maurice Maeterlinck, 1 cu.ft.

Major-Sowers Saw Mill Photographs, 1923-1929 (M 292)
Photographs of Major-Sowers saw mills at Tallahala and Epley, Mississippi, 26 items.

Mantinband (Rabbi Charles) Papers, 1931-1997 (M 327)
Writings, correspondence, photographs, and condolence letters on the death of this outspoken proponent of Civil Rights and Rabbi at Temple B'Nai Israel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, .70 cu.ft.

Martin (J.M.) Broadside, 1884
Advertisement for settlers in northeastern Mississippi and southwestern Tennessee area, 1 item.

Martin (Josephine D.) Papers, 1964-1990 (M 375)
Files, research materials, etc. of Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR); compiler of "Health Care is a Human Right: A Collection of Biographies of the Medical Committee for Human Rights", 3.50 cu.ft.

Marx (Charles A.) Papers (M 313)
Correspondence, reports, files, magazines documenting his career with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and as an attorney, 21 cu.ft.

Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs, 1964 (M 358)
One hundred fifty-three black and white prints taken by Rev. John B. Maurer during Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964. Rev. Maurer is a Presbyterian minister who served as a Freedom Summer volunteer in Panola County, Mississippi. The photographs were taken in Batesville and Crenshaw (in Panola County), Holly Springs (Marshall County) and Ruleville (Sunflower County). Subjects of the photos include volunteers, local residents, buildings, and street scenes. Most of the images are identified.

McAdory (Jeff) Collection, 1979-1988
Primarily photographs taken by Jeff McAdory while employed at The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News (1979-1982) and The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal (1984-present).

McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection, 1940-1971 (M393)
Pamphlets collected by USM president on communism, civil rights, desegregation, and other race-related topics; a speech on Freedom by Dr. McCain and two books on Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism, .90 cu.ft

McCarty (Kenneth G.) Papers, 1974-1999
Files generated by USM professor of history, 2 cu.ft.

McCarty (Oseola) Collection, 1995-1998
Plaques, medals, certificates, photographs, correspondence, news clippings, artifacts, books concerning her $150,000 bequest to USM, 12 cu.ft.

McCleskey Architectural Drawings
Architectural drawings generated by Hearon & McCleskey Associated Architects, dated approximately 1926 - 1964, 6 cu.ft.

McCollum (Duncan) Diary, 1864-1865 (M 295)
Diary of Confederate Captain of Company "A" in the 4th Mississippi Cavalry, 1 item.

McElrath (Esther Turner) Diary, 1859 (M 141)
Personal diary of life in Warrenton, Mississippi, 1 folder.

McLarty (Adelaide and Edith) Papers, n.d.
Miscellaneous materials, 2.5 cu.ft.

McLemore (Richard Aubrey) Papers, 1919-1973
Materials pertaining to the life and career of USM Dean and acting president, 1 folder.

McLeod (John A.) Department Store Records, 1873-1982 (M 298)
Business records of a Hattiesburg, Mississippi department store, 7 cu.ft.

McMillen (Neil R.) Professional Papers
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, flyers, and book reviews relating to USM professor of history, .25 cu.ft.

McNeely (Lewis) Letter, 1849 (M 68)
Letter from McNeely in Water Valley, Mississippi requesting permission to preach to congregations in Chicakasaw Presbytery in north Mississippi, 1 item.

McNutt (Alexander G.) Letters, 1838-1840 (M 67)
Letters from Mississippi Governor McNutt, 3 items.

McNutt (Opie Lee) World War II Collection, 1943-1944 (M 401)
Letters and government documents relating to the military service and death in action of Pvt. McNutt from Crawford, Mississippi, .25 cu.ft.

McQuagge (Carlton L.) Papers, 1928-1988
Materials documenting the life and career of USM professor and dean, .90 cu.ft.

Meridian Light and Railway Company Minute Book, 1901-1910 (M 294)
Business records of utility company acquired by Mississippi Power Company, 1 vol.

Methodist History Materials
Copies from J.B. Cain's book Methodism in the Mississippi Conference plus Madison County history, 1 folder.

Methodist Hospital Historical Collection, 1940s-1997 (M424)
Photographs and newspaper clippings about this Hattiesburg hospital (now Wesley Medical Center) and its School of Nursing, 1.8 cu. ft.

Methodist Hospital/Wesley Medical Center Collection, circa 1921 -2001
A collection of correspondence, photographs, slides, newsletters, advertisements, brochures, manuals, press releases and other in-house publications that document the history and activities of the Methodist Hospital/Wesley Medical Center through its various incarnations. Birth announcements, business summaries, annual reports, subject files, and scrapbooks are also included, 27 cu. ft.

Michaels (Sheila) Papers, 1960-2000 (M 373)
Materials relating to the Civil Rights activities of S.N.C.C. field secretary who served as Project Manager of the COFO-Hattiesburg Project office during Freedom Summer 1964, .85 cu.ft.

Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection, circa 1964 - 1984 (M 368)
Materials generated and/or collected by former Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) staff member, Michael J. "Mike" Miller. Of particular interest in this collection are materials pertaining to SNCC's activities in Mississippi.

Minn (Jim) World War II Memories, 1999
Audio cassette and notes regarding his service in the 14th Armored Division of the U.S. Army in France and Germany, 2 items.

Mississippi Association of Educational Office Professionals, Higher Education Division Records, 1973-1986
Organizational records, 8.5 cu.ft.

Mississippi Bandmasters Collection, 1980s
Research collection for Dr. Perry B. Daniels, Jr.'s book Four Pioneer Mississippi Bandmasters and a History of the Mississippi Bandmasters Association, .25 cu.ft.

Mississippi Broadside Collection, 1881
Thanksgiving proclamation, 1 item.

Mississippi County Courthouse Photographs, 1975
Color photographs of Mississippi county courthouses, 4 panels.

Mississippi Education Association Records, 1966-1974 (M 128)
Organizational records, 1.35 cu.ft.

Mississippi Historical Collection, 1898; circa 1920s
Three black and white photographs taken in Mississippi, 3 items.

Mississippi Historical Music Scores, 1912, 1921 (M 332)
Scores of Mississippi Cradle, On the Mississippi, Swanee River Moon, Mississippi Ripples, The Little White House at the End of Honeymoon Lane, and I'm Hopin' to Open an Old Garden Gate, Down in Dixie Land, 6 items.

Mississippi Menu Collection, circa 1999-2007
A collection of menus from various eating establishments in Mississippi, primarily the Hattiesburg area, .20 cu. ft.

Mississippi, Office of the Secretary of State, Memorial ... Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, 1871 (M 103)
Mississippi legislature petition to U.S. House of Representatives requesting lands to aid in construction of Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, 1 item.

Mississippi Renewal Forum/Hurricane Katrina Collection, 2005
Maps, reports, etc. documenting the Mississippi Renewal Forum and efforts towards recovery, rebuilding and renewal of the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, 3 cu. ft.

Mississippi Secretary of State, Certificate of Election, 1851
Certifying election of John Tennyson as Justice of the Peace in District Four of Chickasaw County, 1 item.